First 3 that popped up, Yeah, I know all communist sources but I wasn't going to spend any more time going through the 329,826 articles that popped up
using the search term "3.2% of florida residents test positive for drugs" I have typed on ATS™ prior w/data which was fresh at that time.

I have a bit of a different perspective....Could it be that the actual food stamp recipient may not be doing drugs, yet do to demographics of the
situation are preyed upon by others who are into the drug scene? I see a different problem, that of subsidized housing (aka 75 bucks a month rent)
while others who ARE making money live their too...these recipients are required to be given a 24 hour warning of any upcoming "visit" by
services.....stop the 24 hour mandate, SHOW UP unexpected....THAT'S where MOST of the fraud actually lies....only my observation....

First 3 that popped up, Yeah, I know all communist sources but I wasn't going to spend any more time going through the 329,826 articles that popped up
using the search term "3.2% of florida residents test positive for drugs" I have typed on ATS™ prior w/data which was fresh at that time.

I'm ALL for saving $$$ but this is nothing more than a $$$ grab.

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If You don't use any of My $$$ then go for it, see for Yourselves...

Since when have libs cared about saving money on government programs. If that is going to be the new standard, then we may get somewhere.

I'm actually for legalization of drugs, but when you are on the public dole, I don't think it is too much to ask to not be a loser by using drugs.
When you can put food on your own table, you can do whatever you want imho.

You can try the partisan attack all you want, but that just ignores the fact that there are both liberal and conservative reasons why this plan is a
bad idea. For liberals, it is degrading and has a low hit rate. For conservatives, it wastes tax money.

The only reason you'd want to logically implement a plan like this is if you have some vendetta against welfare recipients, because there isn't much
of a benefit from implementing this policy. Policies like this are just feel good policies. They sound good on paper, do nothing but waste tax money,
and the people affected just end up with harder lives than they already had.

You can try the partisan attack all you want, but that just ignores the fact that there are both liberal and conservative reasons why this plan is a
bad idea. For liberals, it is degrading and has a low hit rate. For conservatives, it wastes tax money.

The only reason you'd want to logically implement a plan like this is if you have some vendetta against welfare recipients, because there isn't much
of a benefit from implementing this policy. Policies like this are just feel good policies. They sound good on paper, do nothing but waste tax money,
and the people affected just end up with harder lives than they already had.

It isn't a vendetta. If you are asking for money, it isn't too much to ask that you are doing what it takes so that you aren't asking for money six
months or a year from now whether that is finding a job, not using drugs, getting training, etc. As a tax payer, I am tired of my money being pissed
away.

Oh look, another thread where rich people bitch about poor people abusing the system (whilst they hire tax lawyers to dodge the system). Look, a lot
of people on the breadline have lost hope of things ever improving-its no surprise they turn to drugs, or to crime. I know someone who committed
crimes just to get somewhere to sleep in safety! In your view though, a person trying to escape their misery with drugs is an abuse of 'your' good
nature, a good nature which I suspect only exists because the government forces you to pay towards feeding them.

However, its pointless talking to people who think someone gets food stamps so they can become a drug addict (or vice versa), like heroin addiction or
whatever is some kind of reward for gaming the system. You cant comprehend what it means to literally have nothing to lose.

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